prepare for 2.7.1
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
index 665fd76..2c69a18 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/__init__.py
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
# Updated automatically by the Python release process.
#
#--start constants--
-__version__ = "2.7"
+__version__ = "2.7.1a0"
#--end constants--
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
index c66621f..e0c7f85 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idlever.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-IDLE_VERSION = "2.7"
+IDLE_VERSION = "2.7.1a0"